Are you going back to him?

If it’s about his parents... reality is that you know his parents are getting older so it’s not something that will go away, then his mother would start getting more fragile. This could go on for years so he’ll be able to keep you hooked for awhile. Aging or sick parents is a reality. I am freaking out about my dad all the time and ge isn’t even sick and generally doing great but still I am freaking out, so it’s normal. He isn’t around them though so he is not involved in care giving. And even after covid slows down he’d not see them much because he just can’t afford it. He’d need your pay check for that. He’ll milk it for years to come

As about you leaning on him for support with your job. When you were married he wasn’t much of a support with anything like that, you often couldn’t even share much with him. So it will be back to square on as soon as you are back with him.